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Pattye Snyder

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posted 07/11/2008, comments (0)

Cloves, Dala Dalas, and a Mountain of Stairs

I've gotten so behind on my daily journal, and I don't seem to know where the days go. My days are filled with my teaching in the prison yard for juveniles, TRYING to hand wash all of my laundry and hanging it out to dry when it's sunny, studying, more language and cultural lessons, etc.   Last week, a new group of volunteers came in with... Read moreChevron
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Grant Cooper
posted 07/07/2008, comments (0)

Top 3 Arthritis Myths

Top Three Arthritis Myths   Just because you hear something (or say it yourself) over and over from many different people, doesn't make it true. The same can be said about much of "conventional wisdom" related to osteoarthritis. These are three of the arthritis myths I hear over and over:   1. Arthritis pain is a normal part of ... Read moreChevron
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Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (0)

A MOUNTAINTOP AND A HANDFUL OF BEANS

JAMBO BWANAS (Hello Friends)   Hi from Africa! I'm now living in a rural village in Eastern Africa in Tanzania.  For our regular readers, I DID spend my 65th birthday on Mt. Kilimanjaro, fulfilling this  lifetime dream!   I also spent a half day in a Chagga village on the side of the mountain where the entire village... Read moreChevron
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Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder

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posted 06/03/2008, comment (1)

Climb Every Mountain

In less than 24 hours, I'll be on a plane to Africa to fulfill a dream I've had since I first saw Mt. Kilimanjaro in National Geographic when I was about 8 years old.   When I was in the Alps of Austria as a photographer a few years ago, some photographer friends and I kept playing Julie Andrews and attempting to sing that song as we... Read moreChevron
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Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder

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posted 05/14/2008, comments (0)

Paving Life's Road With Osteoarthritis

Many blogs back, I wrote one entitled "Lists for Living," where I talked about a friend's major impact on my life.  My friend discovered she had a terminal illness, and when her doctors suggested two different treatments that MIGHT help her live longer, she refused both and went home for a family conference.  When her kids (who... Read moreChevron
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The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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